King_bilo:


Postponed not cancelled

Krak:

Maybe...but that is for the new owners to decide. The launch may actually have been a negotiation gamble by Blackberry.

Anyway, just my thought.

fatfatty: Fake BBM app back on play store. O sun mi o

joudini:

You probably think folks at BB are this business naive, eh? Wait for your shocker.

Kaylasc0tt: android users shud take heart.. then save money and get a bb..cos with d look of tinz. bbm is meant for only blackberry.. even if its now available for android users..it'l be damn expensive to manage..

Deeone_bangin!:


Replied u

Kaylasc0tt: android users shud take heart.. then save money and get a bb..cos with d look of tinz. bbm is meant for only blackberry.. even if its now available for android users..it'l be damn expensive to manage..

Rexphobia: Hi Android and iPhone users,

This is Andrew Bocking, head of BBM at BlackBerry. As a follow up to our first blog post on Saturday, I want to take a moment to provide you with an update on the rollout of BBM on Android and iPhone.

Last week, an unreleased, older version of the BBM for Android app was posted on numerous file sharing sites. We were aware of an issue with this unreleased version of the BBM for Android app. This older version resulted in volumes of data traffic orders of magnitude higher than normal for each active user and impacted the system in abnormal ways. The version we were planning to release on Saturday addressed these issues, however we could not block users of the unreleased version if we went ahead with the launch.

We attempted to address the problems caused by the unreleased version throughout the day on Saturday, but as active users of the unreleased app neared a million – and accelerated – it became clear that the only way to address the issue was to pause the rollout for both Android and iPhone.

The team is now focused on adjusting the system to completely block this unreleased version of the Android app when we go live with the official BBM for Android app. We are also making sure that the system is reinforced to handle this kind of scenario in the future. While this may sound like a simple task – it’s not. This will take some time and I do not anticipate launching this week.

Thank you for your patience while we take the time needed to deliver the experience you expect from BBM. We will continue to provide you with updates here on InsideBlackBerry.com and through @BBM on Twitter. We will notify everyone who has pre-registered on BBM.com when BBM is available on Android and iPhone.

Andrew Bocking
EVP, BBM

Source: http://blogs.blackberry.com/2013/09/bbm-android-iphone-update/?CPID=SOC_C_WW_TW1379968214

tumababa:

u might be right about d cost for android users (low end device users especially) but for iPhone users, data plan money no b problem...

teeo:


these guys are mumu, what would it cost to just tell people to update their BBM if they had previously downloaded the beta version.

real-teflon:
My BBM pin:7903f7e9. On Android

buchito1: Omo wich iphone dey ground now? Nd abeg which subscription u dey use for ya iphone?

young-dude:
abeg who here is using airtel BSM OF N1200 (1GB cap). does it still works on laptop? pls dont reply if you are not sure ooo before i lose my money.

ewizard1:

Thank you my broda... Let dem just shut up with the stupid excuse they gave. Besides, if the paused it because 1.1million got on BBM with a leaked app and causing server disorder, if it was launched on PlayStore, how many would have got on BBM? The server house go just blow because after 1.1million don get BBM, almost another millions never see the apk download sef.
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Whatever suits them...

I think the new BlackBerry buyer wants it back and no cross platform, twas why they withdrew.